Welsh National Sale – 2012

Welsh National Show & Sale – Welshpool

Teiglum lamb leads Welsh National prices at 5500gns

Saturday’s Welsh National Texel Sale at Welshpool was a resounding success with commercial buyers competing strongly with pedigree men at the top of the trade.

Leading what British Texel Sheep Society chief executive John Yates described as yet another balanced and commercially driven sale, was a lamb from the Clark family’s Lanarkshire-based Teiglum flock.

This was Teiglum Tennessee which sold at 5500gns. This Sportsman’s Scout son is a full ET brother to their 60,000gns lamb from Thursday’s Scottish National Sale at Lanark and sold to a consortium of buyers including Thomas MacTaggart, Rascarrel, Robert Laird, Cambwell, the Nesbitt family, Alwent, Danny Graham, BallaGlonney and Wyn Jones.

Teiglum Tennessee – 5500gns

Next best price of the day was the best shearling price of the sale, a 4600gns bid for Loosebeare Saviour from the Quick family, Crediton, Devon.This Quercus Puregold son is out of a dam by Tycam Napoleon and sold to Esmor Evans, with a half share retained. This one contained strong Loosebeare bloodlines, with his sire’s dam having been sold by the Quicks to John Howard in a private £4000 sale.

Loosebeare Saviour – 4600gns

A pair then sold at 2800gns, with the first of these being a ram lamb from the Llyfni flock of Messrs Williams. Their best of the sale was Llyfni Twm Twm, a Sportsman’s Superstar son out of a dam by Glenside Likeable. He sold to Messrs Davies, Cardigan.

Llffni Twm Twm II – 2800gns

The other to make this money was the second best shearling of the day Llegodig Sing Song, the first prize shearling from the pre-sale show. This is a son of Llegodig Reunion and out of a dam by Hollyford Nijinsky. He was knocked down to Messrs Probert, Leominster, Herefordshire.

Llegodig Sing Song – 2800gns

William McCaffrey continued his exceptional run of form this year when selling Scholars Torpedo at 2600gns. This one is by Mullan Supremacy and out of a dam by Hull house Northern Star. He sold to John Mellin, Hull House.

Scholars Torpedo – 2600gns

Then at 2200gns was Teiglum Theo, another from the Clarks. He is by Strathbogie Smokey Blue son out of a dam by Kiltariff Osprey and was bought by C Bellis, Brynford, Flintshire.

Two followed him at 1800gns, with the first at this level being Cwmcerrig Top Performer from Messrs Watkins. This Kelso Pavarotti son is out of a dam by Knock Nugget and is full ET brother to the first prize lamb from the Royal Welsh. He sold with an index of 418 and found a new home with G P Jones, Llanthomas, Hay-On-Wye.

Matching that price was Sportsman’s Tonka, from Messrs Boden and Davies, Stockport. He is a Cowal Rob Roy son out of a dam by Baltier Panther and was bought by Messrs Owen, Sandilands, Tywyn.

And making 1700gns was Teiglum Tequila another from the Clark family. This one is a Strathbogie Smokey Blue son which is full brother to the 17,000gns Teiglum lamb from Lanark on Thursday. He was bought by D Morgan, Talybont, Ceredigion.

A brace then made 1600gns, with the first being the first prize recorded ram lamb from the pre-sale show from John Mellin. This was Hull House Troy, a son of Castlecairn Red Arrow out of a dam by Springhill Norris. He sold to W A Martyn, Lydney, Gloucestershire.

And a few lots later at 1600gns was Tynewydd Topper from Deri John Morgan. This is by Procters Rocco and out of a dam by Arkle Pacific Star. Buying him was G Pyman, Stainton, Penrith.

Gimmers

Best of the gimmer prices here today at Welshpool in the Texels so far is a 2100gns bid for a gimmer from C E Pryce, Caereinion. This one (lot 20) is by Cambwell Laird and out of a dam by Summerwood Grand Union and has an index of 260. She sold to Geoff Morgan, Sennybridge, Powys.

Caereinion – 2100gns

Selling at 1000gns here at Welshpool was the female champion from last night, Messrs Campbell’s gimmer by Baltier Rascal (lot 94). She’s out of a dam by Millar’s Only One and sold to Messrs Philips, Glanyrafon, Corwen.

Averages; 69 shearling ewes £477.29, 25 shearling rams £1014.30, 96 ram lambs £734.34

Show Results

Taking the championship in the pre-sale show at Welshpool was a ram lamb from the Clark family’s Garngour flock, Garngour Trail Blazer.

Sired by Strathbogie Smokey Blue, the sire of the Clarks 17,000gns Teiglum lamb at Lanark this week, he is out of a Teiglum ewe by Kiltariff Osprey and had won the novice class before going on to take the male and overall titles.

Standing reserve overall was the female champion, the first prize gimmer from the Campbell family’s Cowal flock. This one (lot 94), is by Baltier Rascal I and out of a dam by Millar’s Only One.

Standing reserve in the males was the winner of the shearling tup class, Llegodig Sing Song (lot 275) from the Orrell family. He’s by Llegodig Reunion and out of a dam by Hollyford Nijinsky.

Reserve in the females was the second prize gimmer from Peter Woof, Stainton (lot 72). She is by Stainton Ricochet and out of a dam by Knock Oyster.

Class results

CLASS	PLACE	EXHIBITOR	FLOCK	Sheep ID and Name
Shearling Ewes	1st	K, A & R Campbell	COWAL	CKC1100565
	2nd	Peter Woof	STAINTON	WPS1100223
	3rd	Deri John Morgan	TYNEWYDD	MDY1100149
	4th	Messrs Quick	LOOSEBEARE	QEL1101117
	5th	R E J Pierce	OLDFORD	PRE1100107
Shearling Rams	1st	T D & M J Orrells & Son	LLEGODIG	LLEGODIG SING SONG OLL1100283
	2nd	Messrs Quick	LOOSEBEARE	LOOSEBEARE SAVIOUR QEL1101447
	3rd	Messrs Chave	PEACEHAY	PEACEHAY SHOW STOPPER CFP1100094
	4th	Daniel Jones	ALDAN	ALDAN STIFLER JDY1100060
	5th	Thomas MacTaggart	RASCARREL	RASCARREL SKANIA MTR1100187
Novice Ram Lambs	1st	Messrs Clark	GARNGOUR	GARNGOUR TRAIL BLAZER CJN1201565
	2nd	Clark Farms	TEIGLUM	TEIGLUM TEQUILA CFT1201722
	3rd	C A Bellis	COSYN TEXELS	COSYN TEXELS TOP CAT BCY1200138
	4th	R C Ellis	EGLUR	EGLUR THOR ECE1200107
	5th	R E J Pierce	OLDFORD	OLDFORD TITANTIUM PRE1200159
Ram Lambs	1st	Procters Farm	PROCTERS	PROCTERS TIMON PFD1201868
	2nd	William McCaffrey	SCHOLARS	SCHOLARS TORPEDO YWM1200047
	3rd	Gordon Gray	ETTRICK	GGH1202200 ETTRICK TIGER
	4th	Boden & Davies	SPORTSMAN’S	SPORTSMAN’S TOPMAN BGS1200519
	5th	S J & H Smith	PENPARC	PENPARC THUNDERBIRD SJP1202088
PRT Ram Lambs	1st	John Mellin	HULL HOUSE	HULL HOUSE TROY MJH1202549
	2nd	Procters Farm	PROCTERS	PROCTERS TOP NOTCH PFD1201939
	3rd	Gordon Gray	ETTRICK	ETTRICK T-REX GGH1202047
	4th	Messrs Clark	GARNGOUR	GARNGOUR TORONTO CJN1201552
	5th	Deri John Morgan	TYNEWYDD	TYNEWYDD TOPPER MDY1200375
SUPREME CHAMPION		Messrs Clark	GARNGOUR	GARNGOUR TRAIL BLAZER CJN1201565
RESERVE CHAMPION		K, A & R Campbell	COWAL	CKC1100565
Champion Male		Messrs Clark	GARNGOUR	GARNGOUR TRAIL BLAZER CJN1201565
Reserve Champion Male		T D & M J Orrells & Son	LLEGODIG	LLEGODIG SING SONG QLL1100283
Champion Female		K, A & R Campbell	COWAL	CKC1100565
Reserve Female		Peter Woof	STAINTON	WPS1100223